RACING AND TROTTING

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17525, 30 April 1925, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING

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Fixtures. j May i and 2 .South Canterbury Jockey Club. May : and 2-Marlborough Racing Club. ‘ -fay .-uj c—Auckland Trotting Club. I May : ant| 9—Forbury Park 'Hotting Club. ,u ~- s and 9—liar. :c's Hay Jockey Club. . May Amberiey Racing Club, i ;J av J —Whaugarei Racing Cltib. . May \i —Cambridge Trotting Liub. j Ma;. 18, 14— Egraont Racing Club. May :c—North Canterbury Racing Club, j May :'i, 23- -Wanganui Jockey Club. I - ■■■>• -'3—Oatuaru Trotting Club. • r.y Ho —Hu wko's Bay Trotting Club, j 3. i'—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. Jri:e .t, r —Dunedin Jockey Club, j June g fe—Auckland Racing Club. NOMINATIONS. May i—North Canterbury Jockey Club. May I—Dunedin Racing Cub. May I—Cambridge Trotting Club. May 4—Cfamaru Trotting Club. May 4—Wanganui Jockey Cub. May 7—Hawke’s Bay Trotting Club. May B—Forbury Park Trotting Club (Trotting Stakes. 1926). May 21—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. HANDICAPS. May l—Whangarei Racing Club. May 4—Amberiey 'Racing Club. May 4—Figmont Racing Club. May s—North Canterbury Racing Club. May 7—Cambridge Trotting Club. May B—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 11—Oamaru Trotting Club. May 36—Wanganui Jockey Club. -Jay 15—Hawke's Bay Trotting Club. May 38—Dunedin Jockey Club. May 26—Canterbury Park Trottiug Club. ACCEPTANCES. May I—Forbury Park Trottiug Club. May I—Nelson Trotting Club. May i-Hawkes Bay Jockey Club. May i Whangarei Racing Club. May 6—Amberiey Racing Club. May 7—-Cambridge Trotting Club. May ,*».—North Canterbury Racing Club. May S- Egmont Racing Club. Muy .18—Oamaru Trotting Club. May 18 —Wanganui Jockey Club. May 22—Hawke's Bay Trotting Club. I May 27—Dunedin Jockey Club, j June i—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. J-’lie autumn meeting; of xiie South Canterbury Jockey Club, which will be commenced to-morrow and concluded on Saturday, looks like being one- of the most successful fixtures over held on the Washdyke course. Big fields are engaged in most of the events, and with competitors drawn from widely separated districts, including lticcarton. West Coast, South Canterbury, Otago and Southland, there is material for some exceptionally interesting sport. A special train will leave Christchurch each day at 7.55 a.m., conveying passengers direct to the course, and it will leave Timaru on the return journey at 6.35 p.m.. arriving in Christchurch at 10.10 p.m. lie cent form points to Tarleton being very hard to beat in the Timaru Cup. He is very well at present. Kilfane should race well in the Timaru Cup. His recent running shows that he has struck form again, after a long run of failures. Red Kriss has been galloping well lately and he should show up prominenty in the hurdle races at South Canterbury. The form shown by Rich Prize at I Riccarlon will, assure him plenty of support in any race he contests n.t the South Canterbury meeting. He may meet strong opposition from Coch-y-"Bondliu, who gave him a hard fight over the same distance on Easter Monday, and who now comes in on 131 b better terms. Sunny Loch is racing a long way below his best form. He has done nothing lately, in public or private to suggest that he is likely to be an early winner. Songbird’s form in the Great Easter Handicap was good enough, while his condition lasted, to give liim a chance in the sprint races at South Canterbury, as he is probably more forward now than he was at Rieearton. Gay Juliet only has to repeat her Rieearton form at Easter to get some money among the sprinters at the South Canterbury meeting. The Harp may show up in the Smithheld Handicap. He is a smart galloper and very well. Pulencia should he a very fit horse, as a result of liis recent racing in Southland. This will give him a pull over some of his opponents in the Otipv.a Steeplechase. In Charlatan, however. be will meet a very promising young horse, who is also in j£>od racing condition. Kiln's lias been galloping well lately on the Rieearton tracks and she should race prominently in her .South Canterbuiy engagements. The easy win scored by Retrospect at Rieearton makes her look a good prospect for any race she contests at the South Canterbury meeting. Barn Owl has done some good work since the Easter meeting at Rieearton, and another win may come her way shortly. A very mixed lot of maidens tv ill contest the Electric Stakes at. the South Canterbury mystery. Hidden Mystery is a smart galloper once he gets going, but lie is a slow beginner. Rieearton form gives the two-year-old Passing Hour a chance. 'Die Hawk lias started in sixty-two races, of which he has won twentyfour. while he has been second n> eight, third in ten. and unplaced twenty times. His earnings in stakes total about £*‘23.000, over £16,000 being secured for his present owner-trainer. J. M. Cameron. The Hymettus—Sno ozc gelding Wrangle once owned in New Zealand" now owned by Mr H. Nathan in Melbourne and trained by Stan. Reid, was taken to Sydney for the hurdle races at the Australian Jockey Club’s Easter meeting, but had to go again without competing, as he injured one of his fore legs when schooling at • R iridwick. 11c is said to have given j every prom'se of making good at the

| -Nominations lor the -North Canterbury Racing Club’s meeting, to be held at .Kangiora on Saturday, May 10, will close at eight o'clock to-moruow night. -Nominations for the llunedin Jockey Ciub’s winter meeting will close at live o’clock to-morrow evening. A special train will leave Christchurch at 7.55 a.m. to-morrow and Saturday, in connection with the South Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting. 1 take passengers direct to the ney from Tirnaru will be commenced at 6.35 p.m. and the train is due in Christchurch at 10.10 p.m. Mr 11. K. Goguin, the popular assistant secretary of the three Christchurch trotting clubs, was married yesterday. He and his wife have the hearty good wishes of a large circle of friends, in sporting circles, for their future happiG. Young will be riding at the South Canterbury meeting, after which ho will go through to Hastings, to pilot Gloaming at the Hawke’s JBav Jockey Club's meeting next week. Haze is likely to carry a lot of support in the Hawke’s Bay Cup. Though i s tiH a- maiden, lie is a good galloper and a proved stayer. The two-year-old filly Windshield, by Tractor from Kilbreeze, has been taken in hand by G. J. Pine, and will be wroked along slowly in preparation for next season’s racing. The imported sire. Arrowsmith, -arill arrive here shortly, and will go into the care of F. Holmes, in preparation j for next stud season,. which ho will do at Riccarton. It is understood that am Otago ownis negotiating foi the purchase of Frisco Mail, who is already being spoken of as a likely candidate for big jumping events in the winter. Reports from Melbourne state that the well known jockey, Frank Grey, is at present in a bad state of health, being an inmate of an hospital Apparently Air P. Delargy huaNMbitention of going out or racing even temporarily. It is stated that he has purchased Kaikahu, and that the St Amnns gelding will be brought to the South Island after racing at Hamilton. Kaikahu is at present in W. Gall’s A great deal of new blood lias been imported into the Dominion during the last two or three years. Another addition to it will shortly be made in tJie shape of the young stailion Hunting Song, by the highly successful English sire Hurry On from Pastra, recently purchased by the Poverty Bay studmaster, Mr G. Carrington, of MakaIt is reported that Mr J. Paterson has decided to retire Surveyor definitely from the turf. The game old Nassau horse has been at it since he topped the mone3 r list as 3. two-vear-old, winning over £3OOO for his breeder, Mr O. L. Stead, and creating an Australasian record (since broken by Gloaming) for four furlongs. Sold to Mr W. G. Stead, Surveyor was unlucky as a three-year-old, narrowly missing wins in very fast times to good horses in Australia and the Dominion. The Hawke’s Bay owner, however, got a good return for the big price he gave for Surveyor, but was very tinfortunate in disposing of him, apparently when done as a racehorse, to Mr Paterson for llOgs. After service at the stud, the horse was put into work again, and. although always more or less lame, he has been responsible for some sterling efforts. Altogether Surveyor has contested about ninety races, for twenty-one wins, sixteen seconds and ten thirds. His total earnings amounted to £13,700. of which his present owner has been credited with £7500. During the progress of the recent meeting of the Australian Jocke3 r Club, a conference was held of delegates from all the principal racing clubs in the Commonwealth to consider amendments to the Australian Rules of Racing. The following bodies were represented: —The Victoria Racing Club. South Australian Jockey Club. Western Australian Turf Club, Queensland Turf Club, Tasmanian Racing Club, North Queensland Racing Association and the Australian Jockey Club. It was decided that the rules be amended so that the registration fee of horses be 5s instead of 2s Od as from August 1. The scope of officials in regard to punishment for and detection of incontended to enable" them to do so at any meeting at which they, or a majority of them, have officiated. It was proposed to make the early drawing of | post-positions general, and to alter the i rules to that effect. This is an innovation of the principal Melbourne club, who draw post-positions prior to the da> - of the race. The proposal was negatived, but apparently individual clubs may continue to draw for positions early if they wish to. Apparently a strong man is required ! to clean up racing in Victoria, if the following by a Victorian writer is correct: Melbourne race clubs seem to have settled down quite philosophically to a stead>' diet of rough riding. It is really much worse now than when jockey Dempse} r said his farewell say on the matter safe aboard a boat for England. It is the rarest of things to see a race cleanly run, and it has become so regular as to be monotonous to read in the daily papers that “Halty bass was well backed, but was badly interfered with,” and “Slowecmbe when making a run was knocked back last.” j And this “interfering” mignt be an act of God for ah the notice the stewards lives and limbs of riders and to the pockets of punters, if things go on without '‘interference” from the authorities, owners should soon find themselves doubtful about risking horses of any value in such bump-as-bump-qan affairs. The deliberate foulness or other- . wise of the jostling, boring, gallopingI on, and general skittling that take { place is a matter of indifference. lnJ competence just as much as (in my

! a- unuerstooa ttntt the well-known : trotter, Clonmel, will be submitted at autieon in Dunedin next week, on behalf of the estate of the late Mr T. Kett. Keen competition may be expected for this tine' performer. It is stated in Hamilton that the evidence obtained by the police in the i alleged _ doping case at Paeroa on St Patrick’s Day is to be forwarded to the Racing Conference. In addition to The Hawk, the Uiirnaroa, which arrived in Wellington iror " Sydney this week, brought a number of yearlings. One: a colt by Magpie, ’from a mare by Bobadil from Oeierity, is the property of J. M. Cameron. Three have been sent to New Zealand by George Price, in order to receive the benefit of a year in this country, a tribute to the potentialities oi the Dominion as a horse-breeding and rearing county. Tour of Mr W. r. otead s yearlings were returned unsold, and the remaining two were consigned to Mr H. Hassall and S. Wadd'dl, each of Hawke’s Bay. AMBERLEY RACING CLUB. A meeting- of the committee of the Amberiey Racing Club was held on Mon- , Present: Messrs G. NT. M’Lean (in I the chair), N. D. Campbell, G. D. Green- : A * s - George, M. Bethell,. W. A. I Ivelcher S. Frew, F. H. Courage, John . Munro, F. p. Coleman. A. R. Turnbull, I <T - Pulton, H. Acton-Adams, and the secretary. Correspondence was received from the New Zealand Racing Conference regardmg registration of colours, the annual 1 meeting ot the conference at Wellington on July 8, and safety numbers and divira,ceT Correspondence was also i ecei ved rrom the conference referring to disqualified persons being allowed on race tracks to view the work, also advisnig chat the president had assented to the date of the annual race meeting ! being altered from March 8 to May 9. | A letter was received from the Canj terbury District Com.mittee drawing at- [ tention to faulty starting barriers, and | arrangements for ambulance services. The Mew Zealand Trotting Association | advising that the tyro The' Department of Internal Affairs wrote enclosing the totalisator permit. The tender of Burke and Co. for the booth rights for the year was accepted. Details of the race meeting were dismade. ' ‘ lUcL 1 angements weie The following judicial stewards were elected: Messrs C. NT. M’Lean, W. A. Kelcher, G. Fulton, G. L. Rutherford, and F. r H. Courage. elected ‘m'chs vs' Id.‘ P. Shier d] %I'Fhee. A -vote of condolence was passed with the relatives of the late Mr F. Busch, one of the oldest members of the club. The motion was carried in silence, all present standing. AUCKLAND TROTS. (Special to the “Star.”) AUCKLAND, April 29. In view of the Auckland Trotting Club’s approaching autumn meeting, there has been considerable activity on the Epsom training track. , A. Fleming arrived from the south a few days ago, with Locanda Mac and Double Event. Both horses are in splendid condition, and they are sure to be well fancied in their engagements. On his form at the Auckland j summer meeting, Locanda Mac is very I nicely placed. j C. Lowe has arrived with the trotter ’ Roto, with whom he won an event at the Thames meeting. Roto is engaged in the slow-class events. A. Newdick has his team, which includes First Carbine, Ruby Huon, Grey Peter and Lord Minto, in excellent condition, and his charges should earn some money during the meeting. M’Kendrick Bros, have sold <he imported horse Al Mack to Mr A. Hazelman, and the horse is now being trained by N. Cunningham, who Was -responsible for his preparation when first he was brought to Auckland. Al Mack trotted in fine style while his condition lasted at the Otahuhu meeting. That good trotter Aerial Bingen, who lias not competed in a race since missing a place in the Association Trot Handicap at the Auckland summer meeting, is expected to make a reaopearance on Saturday. Aerial Bingen has been stepping out nicely in his work. Grey Peter won in good style at Hawera, and it may not be long before he adds another stake to his winning account. He is on the limit (4min 43sec) in the Hobson Handicap, and on his display behind Queen’s Own, Olive Huon and Promenade in the Richmond Handicap at the Otahuhu meeting, when he went 4min 41 3-ssec, he should be dangerous. B. Dyer has Ivoniniwood in good heart. At the Otahuhu summer meeting Koniniwood easily won the Newmarket Handicap in 3min 34 l-ssec. and returned a very substantial dividend. Her good form on that occasion should be worth keeping in mind. W. Kelsey has returned to Auckland with Hypo and Nelson Tasker, whom he took south for the New Brighton and New Zealand Metropolitan meetmgs. Though unsuccessful, both horses earned place money and made creditable showings. Hypo is looking an improved horse for the racing and travelling, and is likely to reach the winning list at any time now. INVERCARGILL TROTS. SUCCESSFUL MEETING. INVERCARGILL, April 29 The Invercargill Trotting Club was favoured with fine weather for its final days racing, and being the hali-holi-aay there was a large attendance. The racing, like that, on the first day, was thing well in hand, and the meeting passed off as a credit to the district There is no doubt about the popularity of the sport in Southland. Innumerable horses are bred and the initial meeting or the club in the chief town proving- so successful is a positive proof that the permit for a totalisator meeting was well deserved. The weather, which at this time of the year is usually' none too favourable l'or racing, proved kind to the nev.- club, which is now on particularly good terms with itself, as i; Js certain of a substantial profit, and pas the^ knowledge that its existence is vr*ell gelding by Coldstream Beils from that good mare Jolly Girl, was favourite fo’lL e . H *sS l 2& Jon 1 there, Cromwell, but is trained at Gors. Ding Dong Bell went a sound race, driven by D. Withers, and heaz all but the winner. There were a lot of useful pacers in the event, but most of them wore in no condition to race, whilst more education won id also have been beneficial. Buck Up went so solidly throughout in the Murihiku Handicap that he won

speed. Zingiber had more" speed than the winner, but went very unsteadily, whilst Essie Wilkes did not xtav too well. Ma Chore showed some speed in the early stages, but faded out before half the distance was covered. Lady first day. The placed horses occupied similar positions on the first day in’the Monowai Handicap. The chief event saw a field of ten, with Lucky Harold made favourite, chiefly on account of his good showing on the first day. Jolly Chimes drew right away and never left the issue in doubt, winning comfortably. The winner is by Four Chimes from Jolly Girl, the dam of Jolly Fet, who woji the first race, and is in the same stable. He is a quality pacer with plenty of speed and stamina, and on a good dirt trick looks as though four-forty for a couple of miles would be an easy job for him. The winner is owned in the Tapanui district, but trained at Gore. Mirella paced well all the way, but she did not quite see out the long journey. ITomer stayed on well, but Lucky Harold was not prominent till the end. Lenamohr was well beaten also at tho finish. Rollicking Bolls is in no condition -to race. First Glance was a great disappointment, as she never looked dangerous. Dusky Pointer went a much better race than on the first day, the track being more to his liking. The winner paid a good dividend, and there were a number of successful backers from Gore and Tapanui. Hushabye, a small four-year-old gelding, by Rockaway from Mother Machree, was a hot favourite for the Coldstream Handicap, and he won with the greatest of ease. He is locally owned and trained and has raced very successfully this season. Although on the small side, the winner has a good turn of speed and is a rare good stayer. He was driven a most confident race by his owner-trainer. St Thomas paced a better race than on the first da3', the firmer going being to his liking, as he i?. a big striding pacer. Coldstream Guard also paced a fair race. He is by Coldstream Bells from Merce, a mare well known in Canterbury, being by Galindo—Authoress, dam of Author Dillon. War Chimes cannot stay and was well beaten at the end cf a mile. Spring Note went very badly, tud Little Rain is a long way below his best form. Marvindale looked well, but paced very indifferently. There was a field of only seven for the mile and a quarter race, and only Nyallo and Erins Chimes were at all solidly backed. A good start saw Nyallo leading, but Erin's Chimes began very fast and was within a length at the end of a furlong. They raced in that order till a hr dred yards from homo, where Erin’s Chimes drew away and won comfortably. The winner of the chief event on the first day looked none the worse for his effort and won with ease. He is a good sort. Nyallo paced a much better race than on the first day, as the going was firmer. First Glance went a fair race, but nothing had »■ chance with the first two horses. Tiie favourite, Moor Chimes, easily accounted for tho Visitors’ Handicap, of a mile and a half, in saddle. The winner got into a good position half a mile from home, outstayed the opposition, and accomplished the fastest performance of the meeting. Moor Chimes, who is by Four Chimes, went a good race on the first day. On the firmer ground to-day she paced well. Miss Adonis again began well and paced another Bound race, but could not hold the winner in the straight. South Star is gradually getting into form, but the big pacer is not going to improve on his best efforts. Mentor went bady as compared with his first day’s showing. As on the first day. Ivy Viking went very badly and is not suited ti soft, heavy tracks. Snow Cap, with D. Withers in the saddle, received solid support, but he paced a poor race. Kerrwood Bell, who trotted a good race on the first day, won the Progressive Handicap rather easily from Blue Thorpe at the finish. It was a fine finish, somewhat spoilt by Blue Thorpe breaking over the last hundred yards. Underviewer, who won on the first day, trotted solidly in third place. Nelson M’Kinney was well backed, but . he did not trot as well as on the first i day. The stipendiary steward, Mr W. G. Garrard, reported that Blue Thorpe had galloped for the last fifty yards without his driver making any attempt to get the trotter to his feet. After evidence the judicial committee decided not to disturb the judge's platings. Oakland, who was one of the outsiders in the mile saddle, was one of the quickest to begin, and he was hard ridden all the way to maintain his position, finally winning by a narrow margin. The winner paid a good dividend, but few could have summed up his running uii the first day, when he put up a capital performance. Dark Stream went well on the first day, finishing second, whilst lie had to be content with a similar position behind Oakland. Glen Wilkes, who carried a lot of monev, was third in a capital contest and fine finish. The race was a heavy betting

RACE RESULTS. INVERCARGILL, TROTTING CLUB. IXVERCAROILL, April "i. COI.IiSTRKASt HANDICAP (in harness), of 90 sovs. Class 3,42. One nm.c ami a half. 1 — -Hushabye, 12yds bhd 2 Colds trio : ar Chimes scr, !, Don Wallace 1 2yds bhd, 4 Marvimi , 2-i . L'!" 36yds, G Lady J off re 3*65 ds, 7 Lift le ' ■■■ ’ :• • econd and third. * JELLICf IE HANDICAP (in har ess) of ' l ° U arter ' ' iaSS 3mln 2—Erin’s Chimes, 36yds bud 1 1- Nyallo, 12yds bhd a—-First Glance, 24yda biui ... 3 « Cardinal and Blue 24yde bhd. 3 Northope 24yds. 4 Ada Bell 36yds. 7 Firelight 72yds also started. Won by a length, with one length and a half between second and third. Time—3min o 2-ssee. VISITORS’ HANDICAP (in saddle), nf 90 sovs. Class 3.40. One mile and a half. I—Moor Chimes, 72yds bhd (J. Walsh) 1 4—Miss Adonis, 24yds ... 2 ‘J—Doily itoui, scr 3 7 Silbon sex*, 3 Jcy Chimes scr, 10 Free Lance scr, 8 .Stella Maris scr, 2 Snow Cap 12yds bhd, 5 Mentor 24yds, il South Star 24yds, G Ivy Viking -24yds also started. Won by three lengths, with ten lengths between second and third. Time—3miu 3-1 4-ssee. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP (in harness), of 90 sovs. Class 5.8. Two miles. I—Kerrwood1 —Kerrwood Bell, 24yds bhd (J. Kirkwood 1 1 9—Blue Thorpe. 72yds o B—Uuderviewer, 4Syds .... 3 13 Kia Ora scr) 11 Bon Fleur scr, 14

P.othanton ecr, 15 Jack Bingen ecr. 22 Ma Ghere scr. io Juanita Bell 12yds ’bhd. 9 Secret T/ink 24yds, 2 Nelson M’Kinnev 86yds. 5 ** uck UP 48yds. 4 Real Ladr 48yds. 6 Lady Evelyn iOcyds. 8 Wallacetown lOSvds also started. ’.Von by a length, with one and a half second and third. Time— AU REVOIR. HANDICAP (in saddle', of 120 eovs. Class 2.24. One mile. 9—Oakland .scr S. Todd) . . . i 6—Darkstream. ecr . . .2 10—Northope. 86yds bhd . j 2 Kenny Lou scr, 1 Jazolock ecr. and Loti Thorpe 21yds bhd (coupled). 8 Great Count scr. 11 Silbon scr. 12 south Star ecr. 13 Kevolia scr. 6 Lucky Harold 24yds. 5 Socialist 12yds. 3 Landlady oGyds. 1 Glen Wilkes 36yds. 7 H.jnest Ned 46yds i.lso started. Won by a length, with two lengths between second and third. Time—2min 2*